I will be closing on my 1st STR/MTR this month.  I am sooooo excited but also nervous.  It is a 1940s  2 bed/1bath that has been renovated by seller.  They put new hardwoods throughout the house except in the 2 bedroo...

Question . . .our leases have a NO SMOKING INSIDE clause.  On one of our duplexes, the tenant on one side reported that the smell of marijuana is coming from the other side.  Not going to get into a discussion about p...

I think this is worse than smoking. Prejudice?

Hello,I know there are many opinions, but I still want to hear them. I have so far not allowed cats in one of my properties (condo) but there is a seemingly good couple who has applied and has an indoor cat, so I'm de...

Back Story: House hacking a duplex for the first time.  Have an inherited tenant (who smokes!) paying under market rent and has inherited lease agreement ending at end of June.  Tenant is very clean and does not bothe...

Hello BP members. Recently I purchased a new rental that was distressed to say the least. I purchased the property from a landlord who was just burned out. His tenant went on a drug/drinking binge and he and locked hi...

Good evening BPers,Help/ Advise needed :) Today we have run across a fire/ smoke damaged property, it’s off market, the owner has got paid by insurance company, he is asking ~195K, the ARV ~400K. it’s a very nice 2 ...

So I find myself here again in a tough situation . So when I talk to a lending company, everyone states that what I'm looking to lend ($72,500) is to low for the company to lend. So they say they have another sister c...

We bought a house to flip that smells of urine & other animal odors.  We have cut out & replaced drywall that was a problem but there is still an odor & we can't find where it is.  Has anyone had success w...

I have a tenant moving out after residing in the apartment for 5 years. She is a heavy smoker and the nicotine is dripping off the blinds. Needless to say, all walls and ceilings will need to be primed and painted. Sh...